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A. K. TAYLOR.

BED.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.23,1909.

1,169,521. Patented Jan. 25, 1916.

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ARTHUR K. TAYLOR, (3F JACKSONVILLE, FLQRIDA, ASSIGNQR TO TAYLGR NURSERYBABY BED COMPANY, OF JACKSONVILLE, FLOR-IDA, A CORPORATION OF FLORIDA.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. ARTHUR H. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jacksonville, in the county of Duval and State of Florida,have invented a new and useful Bed, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofcribs and the invention relates more specifically to a canopy which isto be employed upon a crib whether of the ordinary structure or of thatform illustrated in my prior Patent, #928,821, dated July 20th, 1909.

In the form of crib disclosed in my prior patent just mentioned and infact in any form of crib it is desirable that means be provided forpreventing the child within the crib from crawling over the sidesthereof, and while a number of devices have been designed with a view topreventing this, they are not desirable in every respect.

In carrying out the present invention there is mounted to swing fromside to side on the crib and above the same, a number of frame membersover which is stretched a canopy in the nature of netting of ratherlarge mesh, although if made suiliciently strong, a smaller mesh willserve as well and in addition will prevent the child being annoyed byinsects.

While similar canopy supporting frames have been heretofore devised,they have in all instances been adapted to fold either toward the heador the foot of the crib and are therefore not only cumbersome but renderthe removal of the child from the crib exceedingly troublesome.

The present invention contemplates however the mounting of the framemembers of the device in such manner that they may be folded towardeither side of the crib whereby when they are thus folded the entirelength of the crib will be exposed and the child may be readily removedfrom the crib at either side thereof.

A further feature of the invention resides in the manner of mounting theframe members of the device, swivel heads being provided for thispurpose, to which the extremities of the frame members are pivotallyconnected. By so connecting the frame members with the heads, and byswiveling the heads, the folding of the frame members to either side ofthe crib will result in Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 25, 1916. Serial No. 514,226.

turning movement of the heads upon their swivels so that the framemembers will readily and automatically assume a position one flat uponthe other. This manner of mounting the frame members embodies advantagesover such. means as has heretofore been employed in that in priordevices the frame members at their outer ends would be separated to aconsiderable degree rendering the entire device cumbersome andunsightly.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portionof a crib such as is described in my prior patent heretofore mentioned,the crib being illustrated as embodying the canopy. Fig. 2 is a rearelevation of the crib and the canopy showing the positions assumed bythe frame members when in unfolded position and also the positionassumed by the heads to which they are pivoted. Fig. 3 is a view similarto Fig. 2 but illustrating the frame members folded. Fig. 4 is avertical sectional view taken in a plane from front to rear through aportion of the crib showing the manner of mounting the swiveled heads towhich the frame members are pivoted.

In the drawings, the crib is illustrated as comprised in part of ametallic substantially rectangular bottom 5, which at one end is curvedupwardly as at 6 whereby to engage with a supporting structure 7 that issimilar in character to that illustrated and described in my priorpatent above referred to. In the bottom 5 of the crib, there is arrangeda spring mattress 8 of any desired form and connected to the side memberof the bottom 5 by means of suitable standards 9, are sides 10. Inaddition to the sides 10, the crib includes a head 11 and a foot 11 thatare rigid with respect to the bottom 5.

A bar 12 is secured upon the head and upon the foot of the crib, andswiveled upon this upstanding bar is a disk like head 13 formed with anumber of perforations in .-i

which are pivotally received the inner extremities of the side members14 of certain frame members which are embodied in the structure and aredesigned to support the netting heretofore mentioned. to the sidemembers 14, these frame members include each a connecting portion 15 sothat the members are substantially U-shaped. It will be understood fromthe foregoing that the frame members derived from the por- In additionthe frame 'members and that when these frame members are unfolded asillustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the netting Wlll be fullystretched and will protect the entire crib or inother words will form acanopy above the entire crib.

In order to hold the frame members in unfolded position such asillustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, straps 17 are secured one to eachof the end ones of the frame members at the ends of the connectingportions thereof, and these straps are formed each with a button hole 18which receives a button or stud 19 upon the respective side 10 of thecrib and at the respective end thereof, it being understood that thestraps at either side of the crib may be disengaged from the button atthe same side of the crib when it is desired to fold or collapse theframe com prised of the several frame members.

As heretofore stated, the heads 13 to which the frame members arepivoted or hinged will be capable of turning upon their swivelconnections with the head and foot members of the crib and the advantageof such a construction will be readily apparent inasmuch as when thestraps at one side of the crib have been disengaged from the buttons,the members may be folded over or moved to collapsed position in whichposition they are illustrated in Fig. 3, which movement will result inthe heads turning upon their swivels whereby to permit of the severalframe 7 Copies of this patent may be members resting flat one upon theother which would not be the case werethe heads rigid with respect tothe members of the crib upon which they are mounted.- The fact willfurther be appreciated that it is not necessary to turn or rotate theseheads 13 by hand but that the mere folding. of the frame members willresult in their rotation in the proper direction, audit will further beunderstood that the frame members may be folded to lie to either sideofthe crib. 'It will further be understood that owing to the fact thatthe frame members extend longitudinally of the crib, a child may be morereadily removed therefrom than were the members arranged to extendtransversely of the crib whether at the middle thereof or at either end.

What is claimed is:

The combination with a crib, of a centrally disposed upstanding barsecured to each end portion of the crib, a dish-like head centrallymounted uponvthe upper end portion of each bar and adapted to rotate, aplurality of bows frictionallyengaging the outer faces of the heads andpivotally connected to said heads, said bows constituting connectionsbetween the heads, the connections between the bows and heads beingconcentrically disposed about the pivots of the heads and said bowsbeing adapted to fold one upon the other and to extend toward eitherside of the crib, a coarse fabric connected to the bows, and means forholding the fabric taut and with the bows extended out offolded'positions. r V

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have'hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ARTHURlLTAYLOR.

Witnesses: a

A. R. BLUE,

ALoNzo C. NOLAN.

obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

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